A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
39.6143, -76.5227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harford County<2>.
The county seat for Harford County is located in Bel Air. Bel Air lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Good Will Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Good Will Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Will Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Watters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- North Harford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wiseburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wiseburg Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heaps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaps Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaps Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jarrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shawsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Hess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Putnam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Monkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- High Point Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Coopstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Shane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gorsuch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Parkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Phoenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Knoebel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amoss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Harford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Harford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1698071 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1698071 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Harford
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phoenix
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.614272 Lon: -76.5227439
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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